US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) reported a strike on a ship in the Caribbean that was allegedly carrying drugs, killing four people. This is stated in a SOUTHCOM message on the social network of the American company X.
In addition, the command published a video recording of the moment the ship was struck in the Caribbean region.
The SOUTHCOM message notes that the operation was carried out by order of US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, four people on the ship died, and the boat itself acted in the interests of a group recognized as terrorist in the United States.
The message It is also alleged that a ship suspected of drug trafficking in the Caribbean was hit in international waters.
Activity in the Caribbean
US President Donald Trump previously signed an executive order ordering a more active and effective use of military forces to fight Latin American drug cartels “on the ground.”
In this context, at the end of August, the United States sent a naval group consisting of a submarine and combat vehicles to Venezuelan waters. ships. US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that US troops are ready for operations in Venezuela, including “regime change”.
In response, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced the mobilization of 4.5 million militias and the readiness to repel any attack.
Continuing US actions to intercept Venezuelan ships under the pretext of fighting drug trafficking have drawn criticism from both the Venezuelan authorities and the international communities.
It is reported that the world’s largest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford and its strike group, sent by the United States under the pretext of “fighting drug trafficking,” have arrived in the Latin American region.